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    are the main landmarks of this period (750-1000 AD). The Medieval Period saw the rise of devotional movements led by Ramanuja‚ Ramananda‚ Tukaram‚ Guru Nanak‚ Surdas‚ Chaitanya‚ Mirabai‚ Tulsi Das and many other saints. BHAKTI MOVEMENT The foundation of the Bhakti Movement was laid in South India between the 7th and 12th century AD. Several factors favoured the rise of Bhakti Movement: (a) Hinduism became more ritualistic and dogmatic and was ridden by caste system‚ which alienated the lower

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    1. What would you include in a brief summary on the history of the environmental movement? Extreme air pollution resulted in 80 deaths on Thanksgiving Day‚ 1966. On January 31‚ 1969‚ an oil spill occurred off the coast of Santa Barbara etc. took place. on April 22‚ 1970‚ the first Earth Day took place‚ bringing the environmental movement to the forefront. The first stage of environmentalism came from visionaries who saw early on in our national history the directions we were taking and the consequences

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    Chipco Movement in India

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    Chipko Movement‚ started in 1970’s‚ was a non violent movement aimed at protection and conservation of trees and forests from being destroyed. The name of the Chipko moment originated from the word ’embrace’ as the villagers used to hug the trees and protect them from wood cutters from cutting them. Chipko movement was based on the Gandhian philosophy of peaceful resistance to achieve the goals. It was the strong uprising against the against those people‚ who were destroying the natural resources

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    The Pre-Raphaelite Movement

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    The Pre-Raphaelite movement was originally a brotherhood formed around 1848 by several dissatisfied young artists to combat the teachings of the Royal Academy and that of Joshua ‘Sir Sloshua ’ Reynolds. The ringleaders of this group were William Holman-Hunt‚ Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John Everett Millais. Unlike most historic art-movements the Pre-Raphaelites actually christened themselves the term after marking the initials PRB (Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood) on their early works. This title refers

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    Social Movement Analysis

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    choices in the world of social movements‚ those two perspectives are: “resource mobilization” and “political process.” Both of these perspectives tend to have a limited focus and put most of their attention on tactics. This is limiting because they do not focus on their opponents. “Resource mobilization” (RM) and “Political Process” (PP) have big differences between them as well; the biggest difference between these is their beliefs on potential power of the social movements. Barkan has three different

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    Civil Rights Movement

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                THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT             Historically‚ the Civil   Rights Movement was a time during the 1950’s and  60’s to eliminate segregation and gain equal rights.  Looking back on all the events‚ and dynamic figures  it produced‚ this description is very vague. In order  to fully understand the Civil Rights Movement‚ you  have to go back to its origin. Most people believe  that Rosa Parks began the whole civil rights  movement. She did in fact propel the Civil Rights  Movement to unprecedented heights but

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    Civil rights movement

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    The Civil Rights Movement in the United States between 1954 and 1968‚ was one of the most important times in American history. With activities‚ protest marches and boycotts‚ organizations challenged segregation and discrimination. The Movement happened because not all Americans were being treated in the same way. In general white Americans were treated better than any other American people‚ especially African-American people. The Civil Rights Movement made the country a more fair and humane society

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    The Anti-War Movement

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    Americans came to believe the United States was not fighting for a righteous cause.  The anti-war movement was significant because it shifted American demographics in politics to a younger age group.  The movement was the first time that the 18 to 25 year-old demographic moved toward political objection.  There are two noteworthy historical events that help encapsulate the success of the anti-war movement by 1971.  The first sweeping change was the ratification of the 26th Amendment in 1971‚ which lowered

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    The Civil Rights Movement

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    is crucial. During the 1950’s‚ the civil rights movement for African Americans’ civil rights and personal freedoms was at the forefront of the American political landscape. Movement leader Martin Luther King Jr. founded his trust in the civil rights movement in his patriotism and the American dream‚ believing that freedom and justice for all is a call to action. Despite wandering from patriotism to activism in the 1960’s‚ the gay liberation movement returns

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    could be achieved by everyone. From 1820 to 1860‚ reform movements played an important role in shaping America due to the rise of engagements dealing with temperance and education; but even though there was much change alongside the new cultural values from the Second Great Awakening‚ sectionalism and the subordination of women were still strongly evident and continued between the regions and genders‚ respectively. First‚ the Temperance movement was inspired by ministers who were wanting to target

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